| Description |
xii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
The role of exercise in managing musculoskeletal disorders / Fiona Wilson -- Measurement and assessment in the management of musculoskeletal disorders / Alison H. McGregor -- The cervical spine / Kirsty Peacock -- The thoracic spine and rib cage / Fiona Wilson -- The lumbar spine / Fiona Wilson -- The shoulder complex / Anne S. Viser ... [et al.] -- The elbow and forearm complex / Bill Vicenzino, Michelle Smith and Leanne Bisset -- The wrist and hand / Mandy Johnson -- The hip and pelvic complex / Kevin Sims -- The knee / Mandy Johnson -- The foot and ankle complex / Ruth Magee -- Musculoskeletal disorders in the developing child / Juliette Hussey and Mandy Johnson -- Musculoskeletal disorders in the cardiac and respiratory patient / Juliette Hussey -- Musculoskeletal disorders in obesity / Grace O'Malley -- Osteoporosis / Nicholas J. Mahony |
| Summary |
Exercise Therapy covers the fundamentals of using exercise as a treatment modality across a broad range of pathologies including osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthropathies and osteoporosis. As well as offering a comprehensive overview of the role of exercise therapy, the book evaluates the evidence and puts it to work with practical ideas for the management of musculoskeletal disorders in different areas of the body, for differing pathologies and for a range of patients. Part 1 introduces the reader tothe role of exercise in managing musculoskeletal disorders and covers measurement and assessment. Part 2 looks at the regional application of exercise therapy with chapters on areas of the body such as the cervical spine, the shoulder complex and the knee. Part 3 examines specific populations: the developing child, the cardiac and respiratory patient, obesity and osteoporosis |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Exercise therapy.
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Musculoskeletal system -- Diseases -- Exercise therapy.
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Musculoskeletal Diseases -- therapy.
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Exercise Therapy.
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Exercise Therapy.
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Musculoskeletal Abnormalities.
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| Author |
Gormley, John.
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Hussey, Juliette.
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Wilson, Fiona, 1966-
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| LC no. |
2010041337 |
| ISBN |
1405169389 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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144434014X (ePDF) |
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1444340158 (ePub) |
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9781405169387 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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9781444340143 (ePDF) |
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9781444340150 (ePub) |
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